{"id":405,"date":"2025-10-12T15:47:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T13:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/?p=405"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:38:59","slug":"gala-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/2025\/10\/12\/gala-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Gala Concert, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"EventPanel_divAbout\" class=\"row py-4 mt-2\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-9 text-center text-sm-left\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webtickets.co.za\/v2\/event.aspx?itemid=1578513139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Roodepoort Theatre Webtickets, noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-401 size-full\" title=\"RSO Gala Banner, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Banner.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Banner-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Banner-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Banner-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Banner-1536x1096.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gala-Banner-1200x857.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-lg\"><span id=\"EventPanel_event_description\">The Rand Symphony Orchestra invites you to their Gala Orchestra Concert on Sunday afternoon 23 November 2025 at 15h30 at the Roodepoort Theatre, Christiaan De Wet Road, Roodepoort.\u00a0 Tickets, at R200, R180 for pensioners and R150 for students, are available through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webtickets.co.za\/v2\/event.aspx?itemid=1578513139\">Webtickets.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-409 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carel-and-the-RSO-Star-at-Roodepoort-Theatre-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Carel Henn and the Star, awarded to him and the Rand symphony Orchestra by the Roodepoort Theatre on 24 September 2025.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carel-and-the-RSO-Star-at-Roodepoort-Theatre-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Carel-and-the-RSO-Star-at-Roodepoort-Theatre.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carel Henn and the Rand Symphony Orchestra are honoured to have received this Star, awarded to us by the Roodepoort Theatre on 24 September 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"EventPanel_event_description\">This highly anticipated concert will be conducted by Maestro Carel Henn and features a captivating programme of Romantic masterpieces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Experience the grandeur of Brahms, the brilliance of Borodin, and the artistry of Rudolf Geldenhuis, all in one exceptional afternoon of music.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-402 size-medium\" title=\"Coekieshots\" src=\"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rudolph-Geldenhuis-2-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rudolf Geldenhuis, Soloist\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rudolph-Geldenhuis-2-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rudolph-Geldenhuis-2-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rudolph-Geldenhuis-2-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rudolph-Geldenhuis-2-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rudolph-Geldenhuis-2-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rudolph-Geldenhuis-2-1200x1680.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rudolph-Geldenhuis-2-1980x2772.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rudolph-Geldenhuis-2-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rudolf Geldenhuis, Soloist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The programme also includes Alexander Borodin\u2019s Symphony No. 2 in B minor, a vibrant and heroic piece filled with rich melodies and Russian character.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-9 text-center text-sm-left\">\n<p>Under the direction of Carel Henn, the Rand Symphony Orchestra continues its tradition of delivering powerful and inspiring performances to audiences around Gauteng.<\/p>\n<h2>Tickets<\/h2>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webtickets.co.za\/v2\/event.aspx?itemid=1578513139\">Webtickets<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"EventPanel_divWebsite\" class=\"row pb-4\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-2 col-md-3 text-center text-sm-left text-md-right\">\n<h3 class=\"h4 text-primary\">More Info<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<h5 class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-9 text-center text-sm-left\"><a id=\"EventPanel_web_link\" class=\"navi-link text-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.joburgtheatre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.joburgtheatre.com\/<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rand Symphony Orchestra invites you to their Gala Orchestra Concert on Sunday afternoon 23 November 2025 at 15h30 at the Roodepoort Theatre, Christiaan De Wet Road, Roodepoort.\u00a0 Tickets, at R200, R180 for pensioners and R150 for students, are available through Webtickets. This highly anticipated concert will be conducted by Maestro Carel Henn and features [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,28],"tags":[4,29,30],"class_list":["post-405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-concerts","category-past-concerts","tag-carel-henn","tag-roodepoort-theatre","tag-rudolf-geldenhuis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":431,"href":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405\/revisions\/431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/randsymphony.co.za\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}